Fragrance in the wind

In the 16th year of Hanfeng, Zizhou led 5000 troops to Luxi to fight against the rebellion.

When the army arrived in Didao County and approached the main point of the rebellion, Zizhou ordered the soldiers of the vanguard battalion to form a team of five, each with a white flag, and to conduct reconnaissance and observation from near to far around the army. When the enemy is found, the news is sent to him one by one, so that the troops are prepared.

General Wu Guang was very relieved to see His Highness Sixth Highness's performance during the march and a series of arrangements that were kept low-key and steady, so he slowly let His Highness go to explore the mysteries of the war by himself.

Near the evening, the Pioneer Battalion came to report that about [-] enemy troops were camped in the Zhanghe area, with the mountain on the back, relying on the dangerous terrain to occupy a high position in the sun.

So Zizhou called several senior generals in the army to discuss countermeasures.

When the generals heard the news, they couldn't help but frowned. Regardless of the intentions of the enemy's main force stationed here, they were already at a disadvantage before the war started, which is really unlucky.

Shan Junyuan glanced at everyone in the tent, tried to break the silence, and said in a rough voice: "It seems that the enemy army is out in force this time, and they have already seized the opportunity. We are still one step too late."

Several generals glanced at him, thinking of talking nonsense.

One of the generals snorted coldly: "A group of barbarians who live on animal husbandry, if they are beaten casually, their morale will be weakened and they will be vulnerable. What is there to be afraid of? Learn from the lessons of the last general, face the attack directly, and fight him to the death .”

Zizhou ignored it, and patiently analyzed: "Xijing is known as the Yi Rong. They are fierce and aggressive, and their combat effectiveness is extremely strong. Moreover, the enemy is numerous and we rely on the favorable terrain, and the momentum is booming. However, our army has been marching for several days, and the troops are struggling. Needless to say, the condition for victory lies in the cavalry, if the cavalry is in the plains and wilderness, it will play its strengths, and now it is even more disadvantageous for us to be stationed by the river, so I suggest that it is not appropriate to face the attack."

"What does Your Highness mean?" Shan Junyuan asked.

"Station nearby." His eyes were fixed in one place, and he said firmly as iron: "Fortify the defensive camp. Without my order, no one is allowed to mention the word "challenge." After falling silently, receiving the surprised and uncertain gazes of several generals, Zizhou said indifferently: "Do you have any objections?"

The generals couldn't help being slightly stunned, knowing that military orders cannot be disobeyed, they immediately bowed their heads to accept orders.

In the days that followed, the enemy guarded the favorable position and provoked and abused several times, but the chief general Zizhou still stood still and led the soldiers to eat and drink.

After a few days, some people's hearts were pounding, could it be that the fledgling Sixth Highness was frightened when he saw the enemy's formation, and huddled in his tent, not daring to fight.

It is inevitable that someone with a heart will appear, spread rumors, and disturb the morale of our army. After beheading three people in a row, the soldiers began to realize the courage and prestige of this 16-year-old boy. How inferior.

In the middle of the night, in the tent, Zizhou and General Wu had a night talk by candlelight.

Under the dazed candlelight, Zizhou lowered his eyes, contemplated for a long time, and finally raised his eyes to look at General Wu, and said: "After a few days of rest and several times of provocations by the enemy, our army has not moved. The momentum is getting stronger and I am gathering strength to go out, I have a plan to discuss with General Wu."

Wu Guang, who has been silently watching His Highness's every move, deeply felt that His Highness was somewhat similar to His Majesty back then, so he couldn't help but respectfully said: "I wonder what your Highness's plan is?"

There was a smile in Zizhou's eyes, and he praised in his heart that he was worthy of being a pillar of the court. He had already seen his intentions clearly, so he walked to the map, pointed to one of them and said, "I plan to ask General Wu to secretly With [-] cavalry, they went south along the mountain all the way, day and night. Another [-] elite soldiers followed closely behind, forming a front and back attack on the enemy. They think my lecturer is a man who is greedy for life and fears death, so they let down their vigilance, and the raid will be successful at this time."

General Wu considered it for a long time after hearing this, and then said: "If your Highness does this, I'm afraid it will disperse our troops. If the enemy finds out, it will be dangerous for Your Highness to stay here."

"There is a saying in the art of war: a large army of [-] will cost a thousand dollars a day. It is better to fight for a quick victory. If this continues for a long time, it may be detrimental to the people, financially detrimental, and even endanger the country's security."

The worry that Zizhou expressed was exactly what Wu Guang was worried about, he sighed, and said: "Your Highness is right! Right now, it can only be like this." He raised his hand and landed on a place on the map, and said: "The old minister has observed The terrain here is very dangerous, as long as His Highness holds them back for five days, even if they find out within five days at the most, our army has already occupied the high mountain and will surely wipe them all out. If Your Highness uses himself as a bait, I am afraid that the veteran will not be able to explain to His Majesty!"

"General Wu has been marching and fighting for many years, and this task must be done by the general." Zizhou suddenly got up and knelt down on one knee, General Wu was shocked and anxious, and then knelt down on both knees: "Your Highness, what is the meaning of this, it really upsets the old minister .”

Zizhou looked back at Wu Guang, "Success or failure depends on the general!"

General Wu met His Highness's sincere gaze with his eyes that had seen countless people, and his heart was shocked.

Those black and white eyes have been misunderstood or even shameless by many people. He heard them, and before he knew it, he agreed with those gossips to evaluate a sixteen or seventeen-year-old child. Now he realizes that It's just a royal power dispute, and the sixth highness has never defended himself by passing a young man with such a tenacious heart so unbearably.

Thinking of this, General Wu realized for a moment: "No wonder Your Majesty is so special to His Highness the Sixth Highness."

"Father, he..." Zizhou lowered his eyes, his expression became a little unnatural, "I've always been very strict."

Wu Guang supported His Highness with both hands, nodded and smiled to express his understanding, and said: "Your Highness, take care! Otherwise, the old minister will have no face to face His Majesty."

Zizhou's eyes were fixed on the vast map of Liaoyuan, and there was a strange look in his eyes, "Don't worry, General Wu, I am Chunyu Zizhou only seeking victory, not defeat."

On the night of the third day after Wu Guang left, Shan Junyuan captured the enemy patrol and brought them to Zizhou's camp.

"What are you doing now?" Shan Junyuan asked.

The prisoner lowered his head and said, "We are building hundreds of boats to build floating bridges to cross the river."

Zizhou was shocked when he heard this, and said after a while: "Take him down."

"It seems that our army's strategy has been seen through. The enemy army wants to cross the river at night and fight in advance." Shan Junyuan said anxiously.

Seeing that His Highness did not return, Shan Junyuan was sweating anxiously, and said again: "Now our army has less than half of its original strength, if we fight at this time, the whole army will definitely be wiped out!"

"Shut up!" Zizhou yelled, forcing down wave after wave. Familiar and strange feelings always came out from time to time, wanting to break his shell, revealing his cowardly and fragile side, and he would not let them succeed.

Shan Junyuan bowed his head and stood aside, not daring to make any more noise.

Zizhou paced back and forth in the tent for a few steps, trying to calm himself down, closing his eyes and imagining the figure of his father sitting on the court, so calm and wise, calm but yet sharp, secretly holding It is the lifeblood of everyone, how did the father do it.

After an unknown amount of time, when he opened his eyes again, his dark pupils were already clear and calm, and his lips were pursed with tenacity: "Shan Junyuan!"

"The end is here!" Shan Junyuan cupped his fists and said.

"Fighting here is not good for our army. Let General Zhao, General Ren and others lead the main force of our army to retreat to the territory of Di Dao County."

After Shan Junyuan heard this, a bad premonition arose in his heart, and he asked, "How about you, Your Highness?"

Zizhou smiled slightly, and replied decisively: "I will lead three hundred cavalry to provoke the enemy, and lead the enemy to the wilderness to fight with them." Lead [-] elite soldiers to follow closely behind, and we must keep the main force of our army and hold the enemy back until General Wu rescues us."

Shan Junyuan turned pale after hearing this, and saw his burly figure, kneeling on the ground with a thud: "Your Highness is a man of gold, how can you take such a big risk, this matter will be left to the general, Your Highness leads the army to hurry Back off."

The mistakes he made himself should be borne by himself, Zizhou didn't want to talk nonsense, but said with a cold face: "This is a military order!"

Shan Junyuan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly kowtowed heavily towards Zizhou, suppressing the choked sobs and squeezed out from his throat: "Your Highness, take care." Four words.

Zizhou silently watched Shan Junyuan getting up and walking out of the tent, and suddenly felt inexplicable sadness.

In the same night, Zizhou led [-] cavalry to challenge the enemy camp.Shan Junyuan led [-] elite soldiers to ambush near Changyun Mountain.

Within a few rounds, the enemy army was enraged by the challenge. Seeing that the opponent was only a hundred or so people, it was extremely arrogant, so they ordered the entire army to fight.

The troops of the two sides fought for dozens of miles until the east was white, on a flat field twenty miles away from Changyun Mountain.

"Report..."

The loud voice echoed in Xianyang Palace for a long time and refused to disperse.

"Our army has safely withdrawn to the territory of Didao County."

"Report..."

"The Sixth Highness led three hundred cavalry to challenge the Yi country's fifty thousand troops and besieged Changyun Mountain."

As soon as the news came out, the faces of the ministers of His Majesty's ranks were all different. Some immediately showed joy, and they were probably members of the Gu clan; Hearing the news, his face paled, and then he recovered as before. This must be because he couldn't understand Zizhou's behavior in private.

After careful calculation, there are very few people who are really worried about the safety of His Highness the Sixth Highness.

"I would like to invite a brigade of teachers to support the sixth younger brother." Chunyu Gurui knelt down on his knees.

These words caused a lot of discussion among the ministers, and the hearts of the people were once again captured by him.

Chunyu Feng, who had been silent all this time, came back to his senses, his majestic eyes scanned the circle, his voice suddenly became much quieter, and Chunyu Gurui, who finally landed on the kneeling ground, slowly said: "In the days when I'm not around, everything is up to you. Let the second prince and the prime minister take care of it."

All the officials in the palace were stunned. The meaning of the emperor's words was--the emperor's personal conquest.